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Missouri Insurance Department Cautions Drives to Look Out for Deer
The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance is cautioning drivers to be on the lookout for deer and other wild animals as temperatures drop and nights become longer. “Dawn and dusk are the most susceptible times to experience deer collisions,” …
POSTED NOVEMBER 25, 2024 5:53 PM |
Ohio Outpatient Facility to Pay $16K Settlement After Patient Stabbed Nurse
An Ohio outpatient mental health treatment facility has agreed to pay a $16,000 settlement and take numerous steps to improve workplace safety after a patient attacked a nurse practitioner violently in April 2024. Responding to the incident, investigators with the …
POSTED NOVEMBER 25, 2024 5:30 PM |
Texas Reaches $12.6M Settlement Related to 2019 Port Neches Chemical Explosion
Texas reached a $12.6 million settlement with TPC Group over environmental violations related to the November 2019 explosions at the company’s Port Neches chemical plant, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Friday. The settlement requires TPC Group to repair or …
POSTED NOVEMBER 25, 2024 5:21 PM |
Texas Jury Awards $2M in Sex Discrimination Lawsuit Against SkyWest Airlines
A federal jury has awarded $2 million in punitive damages against SkyWest Airlines and $170,000 for emotional harm to Sarah Budd, a female parts clerk, to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), …
POSTED NOVEMBER 25, 2024 5:18 PM |
California Pledges EV Buyer Rebate If Trump Kills $7,500 Credit
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is promising to step in with a state electric-car tax credit if US President-elect Donald Trump repeals a federal subsidy after he takes office next year. Newsom, a prominent Democrat and frequent critic of Republican politics, …
POSTED NOVEMBER 25, 2024 5:15 PM |
Afore Adds New Jersey’s BCA Insurance as Mid-Atlantic Partner
Afore Insurance Services, LLC has added BCA Insurance Group (BCA) of New Jersey to its platform as a partner in the Mid-Atlantic region. The acquisition allows BCA to expand its footprint by continuing to operate under the BCA name and …
POSTED NOVEMBER 25, 2024 4:52 PM |
UK Employers Warn Tax Rise Will Hit Investment and Pay
British employers have been caught off guard by a 25 billion-pound ($31 billion) tax rise at last month’s budget and plan to cut training, investment and jobs in response, a leading employers group said on Monday. The Confederation of British …
POSTED NOVEMBER 25, 2024 4:48 PM |
AM Best Improves Outlook on US Personal Auto Segment to ‘Stable’
Insurance rating agency AM Best today said it has shifted its outlook of the U.S. personal auto insurance segment to stable from negative thanks to improving loss ratios of the top 20 carriers this year. Underwriting results have improved significantly, …
POSTED NOVEMBER 25, 2024 4:31 PM |
Secret Russian Oil Switching Gets New Greek Hotspot After Drills
The secret switching of Russian fuel cargoes between tankers at sea has migrated to new hotspots off the coast of Greece after the European country used naval drills to try and block the activity in one location. About 1 million …
POSTED NOVEMBER 25, 2024 4:29 PM |
Storm Bert Brings Flooding and Disruption to UK and France
Storm Bert left a trail of disruption across the UK, with hundreds of flood warnings in place for Wales and the west of England. Five people were reported to have died by local media, after the storm brought heavy rain …
POSTED NOVEMBER 25, 2024 4:19 PM |
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